Cartersville News

Survivors of attacks by flesh-eating bacteria, like the type ravaging a young Georgia woman, tell of agony so severe that a full dose of morphine can't dull it "Doctors asked me to rate the scale of pain.

Bartow County Environmental Health conducts inspections of local establishments to give patrons a snapshot of the operations of the businesses.

Community members and business owners recently have contacted The Daily Tribune News with questions regarding Bartow County Schools approving bids or proposals for work for out-of-town companies, which can result in the loss of local jobs and revenue.

The following information -- names, photos, addresses, charges and other details -- was taken directly from Bartow County Sheriff's Office jail records.

The second suspect in a May 18 armed robbery, Derrick Christopher Williams, 22, of Cartersville, was arrested Friday evening.

The following information -- names, photos, addresses, charges and other details -- was taken directly from Bartow County Sheriff's Office jail records.

A school of brightly colored koi fish swim just below the surface of an intricately designed pond in front of Jane McElreath's front yard.

Joseph Kirk, county elections supervisor, says his department is constantly preparing for the upcoming election.

Dr. Edmund Clyde Martin, Sr., 89, died on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. He was born March 8, 1923, the son of the late Webb and Winnie Wood Martin at his home on Tanner's Mill Road in Chestnut Mountain, Ga.

Mr. Charles Edwin Ray left us to go to a better place. He was preceded by his parents, Elmer and Alma Ray of Atco, and also by his son, Gregory Ray of Cartersville.

The Cartersville Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating Louisea Michelle Ramsey, 50, who has been missing since Wednesday from a residence on Fredda Lane in Cartersville.

The Bartow County Library System has begun registration for its youth summer reading programs that begin in June, but Youth Services Coordinator Thomas Shalin says that's no reason for young people and their parents to wait to read.

The following information -- names, photos, addresses, charges and other details -- was taken directly from Bartow County Sheriff's Office jail records.

A Florida woman found bloody and "extremely hysterical" said a Cartersville man took her to a Rydal home where he beat and raped her.

Attendees at last year's Memorial Day ceremony at American Legion's Carl Boyd Post 42 salute the U.S. Flag as it passes.

Vaughn went to a hospital in Cartersville, Ga., where doctors gave him a prescription for antibiotics and recommended he stay for observation, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported .

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. - The Georgia Department of Transportation will scale back its construction projects across Northwest Georgia - suspending construction-related lane closures on all interstate and major state system highways to ease Memorial Day weekend traffic congestion.

A third case of the flesh-eating disease has cropped up in the southeastern United States as the University of West Georgia psychology student Aimee Copeland continues to battle the bacteria that is ravaging her body.

Not letting her physical limitations define her, Elizabeth Vickery continues to live life to the fullest in spite of being diagnosed with a rare condition, known as arthrogryposis.

Lollipop Bandit Robs Marietta Bank - Marietta Patch A man sucking on a lollipop has robbed a Cobb County bank for the second time in a week.